McCaul on the Administration’s Failure to Respond to the Migration Crisis at the Summit of the Americas

Press Release 06.10.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s failure to address the growing crisis at our southern border. As the Lead Republican on the committee, Rep. McCaul is responsible for oversight on State Department policy, including any strategy to address the root causes […]

McCaul Praises Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Adoption of Two Critical Bills

Press Release 06.10.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement after two bills he introduced were successfully adopted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “I commend my Senate colleagues for moving these important bills forward. My Stop Iranian Drones Act will clarify that U.S. sanctions on Iran include the […]

McCaul Calls for Additional Scrutiny of USAGM CEO Nominee

Press Release 06.09.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has sent a letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressing his concerns with President Biden’s nomination of Amanda Bennett to run the U.S. Agency on Global Media (USAGM) and requested the committee submit additional questions for Ms. Bennett before moving forward with her […]

McCaul, Meeks Release Statement Regarding U.S. Hostages Held in Iran

Press Release 06.06.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks released a statement urging the Biden administration to pursue the expeditious release of innocent U.S. civilians currently being held hostage by Iran: “While nuclear negotiations may be stalled, we urge the Biden administration to continue to vigorously pursue the […]

McCaul on Administration’s Announcement of Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

Press Release 06.01.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released a statement following the administration’s announcement of the latest security assistance package for Ukraine. “I am glad to see the Biden administration send much-needed MLRS to Ukraine. However, the hesitation to provide these systems is unfortunately consistent with this administration being too slow […]

McCaul, Barr on State Department’s Continued Prolonged Travel Documentation Process

Press Release 05.31.22

Washington, D.C.– House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) issued the following statement on the State Department’s continued prolonged travel documentation processes. For certain classes of visas, routine appointments are sometimes taking a year to a year-and-a-half to be scheduled, passport processing has still […]

McCaul on BIS Decision to Change Terminology, Dodge Statutory Responsibility

Press Release 05.25.22

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry’s (BIS) decision to recharacterize their terminology for the control of emerging and foundational technology. The transfer of this type of so-called “foundational” U.S. technology to a military company of the People’s […]

McCaul Discusses China and Taiwan at World Economic Forum

Press Release 05.24.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul participated in a panel at the World Economic Forum entitled, “Cold War 2.0.” Watch here “I would say we’ve been in a cold war with China for quite some time… When we look at Taiwan which is 90 percent of the world’s advanced […]

TUNE IN: McCaul to Participate in Panel at World Economic Forum

Press Release 05.22.22

Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul will participate in a panel at the World Economic Forum entitled “Cold War 2.0.” This panel will examine the direction of recent geopolitical shifts from a Ukrainian, Russian, North American, and Asian perspective. The panel will be moderated by Deutsche Welle Editor-in-Chief Manuela Kasper-Claridge, and include […]

McCaul Joins Bipartisan CODEL to Europe

Press Release 05.20.22

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) joined Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and a bipartisan delegation in departing on a congressional delegation to Austria, Switzerland, Moldova, and the Czech Republic to address current strategic transatlantic security issues and threats to democracies. The bipartisan delegation includes House Foreign Affairs […]